How much screen time is too much for children?

Oct 15, 2021

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U.S. children are spending more time on screens than ever before. Image: Unsplash/Kelly Sikkema

Katie Paulich

PhD Student in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder

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